The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-26
The Holiness ASsociatsoD.

'''~ Al'iuiS$S @->SCS''ti'tII ~ -"t Az NC :
berry on last Tuesday nigI.t, aS before
ap ouHced. They ca! tinted through
Yiic week ana Close OIL Snn;lay night.
There Lave been services ut the ten: all
| during the present week. bmt mos; OF
| the members Of tie Holiness Association
left on Monday or before. Most OF tie
time three services were held ut the tent
each day, and street service from ihr
Courthouse steps ut 6 o'clock in the 81
ternoon.
There were quite number OF persons
here during the meeting Who Claim 10
beioHS 10 ills Associations, both minis
tcr> an. those who are not ministers.
They he'org principally to the Metho-
dist Church. There was one Baptist
n!niSter present wl:o i 4 member Of the
Association.
TtiS Lind If wnik being something
out OF iiir regular or,cr "i church work
for N,w!errv, the HERALD AND NEWS
has nadr inquiry of So!itc If tie mem
brrs a$ t, " It i The p,.cu.iarity III the
orgtl.iZ ,t:on, ANA as far as ccui:I be Is
certailed the:e is nothing new at:oIt
tie doctrine, and tn. IN :mbers claim to
work and rest entirely OF III" dogmaS
doctrine OF their church. They p: ofeSS to
believe in holiness aid Sancii iicatiOn in
this life. and claim to he working with
their church. and Only endeal oring to
arouse an interest and a revival in rel-
sion. Ii is not withiH the province OF l
secular newspaper to discuss the thcol-
ogy or the doctrine Of tn, Association,
and we would not undertake it if we
felt competent to the task. We believe
those who are engaged in The work are
sincere in their efforts and are Intent on
doing good. And no doubt some good
is done, and possibly some persons are
reached il this way who might not 9th
erwi>e be. At the same time we believe
there are others upon whom this sort OF
thing has very different and the oppo-
site effect, and instead of being made to
feel and do bct;er, are driven farther
away. There are some ten or twelve
churches here in Newberry with pas
tor for each, nearly all the time, and
naturally the question arises could not
this work be done by these churches?
Where is the necessity OF spreading this
tent AMI making a place where some
will feel that they have the liberty to go
and do y, they plea<e-very much as
they would so TO circus? Then it
seems to lis that these evangelists and
those who have been preaching here
during the past week, while they preach
publication and condemn evil and w.
sari;y and Slang, mike use OF some ex-
pr, ssioHs and some language in their
talks which appeared to us to be OF very
questionable propriety. Would there
not be as much force in the sermon, and
could not as much good be accomplished
if slang and such thugs were cut off?
It may be. as one of the preachers said
to us, that it Is their way OF talking,
and they could not be restrained. Ii so
their whole strength would be taken.
1t is question of taste and propriety.
The whole thing resolves itself into this
inquiry; Does evangelism pay? Does
the good accomplished overbalance the
evil and repay for the outlay? Could
not the money, time and talent devoted
to evangeli<tic work be more protitably
used in other directions in church work?
These questions we do not propose to
answer or discus. 1t is question for
the churches to settle. OF course some
good is done, but in deciding it the ques
ton must be taken under consideration
from all points of view.
The question is being discussed now
in many quarters. The Augusta Chron-
icle of Monday contains the following
editorial on the subject:
Sensationalism in the pulpit is being
discussed now rather widely. The Meth
odist ministers Of Cincinnati seem to
haye soNred on the EvangeliSts, who are
gathering in the shekels, and have start
ed the cry beware of Evangelists."
At the regular Methodist preachers
meeting the other day, in Cincinnati,
there was quite sentiment against SEN
sational revivalists. Sam Jones came in
| for round share Of abrl: e, whose work
was described as of doubtful quality
land careful analysis OF the results of
which would probably rot show all that
could be desired"
Dr.. Brown, an eminent Methodist
clergyman OF Cincinnati, oonte2ds that
it is wrong $50 send yangelists when
revival Is decided on at the Methodist
Church, as it is the pastor who should
lead the flock. The pastor is good
enough to preach week after week; to
! officiate at the communion, to marry the
living and bury the deadi to visit the
sick and comfort the afflicted, but when
a revival is spoken OF the first thing
| thought OF is. let's send for an eyaage-
list He thinks that the evangelical
spirit is sufficiently strong in the heart
| OF every Methodist preacher. 1t was
evident that he believed in pastors as
against evangelists.
And then the question is asked :
Does evangelism pay:
/ Conservative ministers of religion are
rising to remark that, whatever may
have been the temporary effect Of the
revival sermons Of Messrs. Jones and
Small, wherever they have preached,
the people who went to hear them are
at this time running up a big account
with the enemy of souls, much as if the
crusade had never been conducted. The
real issue is whether the money devoted
to the revival meetings would not have
borne more solid and lasting results il
spent in supporting the regular services
in the city churches.
There is no doubt but that a strong
feeling against sensational pulpit ora
tory is budding out, and it seems AS ii